ACL Mucoid Degeneration-Anterior and Posterior Arthroscopic Decompression for Combined Knee Flexion-Extension Deficit.

ABSTRACT: Mucoid degeneration of the ACL (MDACL, ACL ganglion cysts) is a disease involving ACL thickening due to accumulation of mucoid substance and fiber degeneration with possible formation of "ganglions". Clinically, it leads to anteroposterior impingement and painful limitation of knee range of motion due to impingement of the anterior portion of the thickened ACL with the intercondylar notch during knee extension and the thickened posterior part of the ligament with posterior structures of the knee in flexion. Different treatment methods have been described, including total or partial resection of the ACL degenerative fibers. However, these techniques do not allow for ACL preservation and are associated with a risk of postoperative instability. Also, most procedures treat anterior impingement

SUBMITTER: Malinowski K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10533682 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature